The Essence of Buddhism

Absolute actions Amitābha Ananda animal annihilation Arahat Asoka aspirant ātman attain become belief bhikshunis bhikshus birth Blessed bodhi bodhisattva body Brahman Brāhmaṇa Buddha Buddhist caste cause character Christianity consciousness creatures death deeds desire Dharma Dharmakaya dhyana disciples doctrine elements enlightenment eternal ethical evil existence experience faith feeling followers fruit Gautama give gods happiness heart Hence Hindu holy human Içvara idea ideal India individual intellectual Jātaka karma king knowledge Kshatriya lead living Lord lust Mahabharata maitri mankind Master means mind misery moral Nagasena Narasu nature Nirvana noble Noble Eightfold Path one's oneself organic pain pāramitās Path peace perfect person pleasure practical preached Prof psychic pure reason regard religion religious result sacrifice Sākyamuni salvation Sangha Sariputra says selfish sensations sense skandhas sorrow soul speak spirit Sudra suffering Sutra Sutta Tathāgata teaching things thought true truth Veda Vedanta vignāna virtue wisdom woman words